Folding bed attachment



PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

J A LINN FOLDING BED ATTACHMENT APPLICATION FILED MAY24, 1906.

JOHN A. LINN, OF GAYVILLE, SOUTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-FOURTH TO ANTON DAHL,

OF GAYVILLE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

FOLDING- BED ATTACHll/[ENT Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed May 24, 1906. Serial No. 318,502.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. LINN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gayville, in the county of Yankton and State of South Dakota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Bed Attachments, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to bed attachments, and more particularly to a childs bed attachment, the object being to provide a childs bed which can be easily and quickly attached to the ordinary bed, so that the child will always be within reach of the parent.

Anotherobject of my invention is'to provide a childs bed so constructed that it can be readily detached and folded up when not in use so that it will be out of the way.

Another object of my invention is to provide very simple means for expanding the lazy tongs and looking the same expanded so that the canvas or spring bottom will be drawn together.

With these objects in view, the invention consists of the novel features of construction, hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification 2-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a bed, showing my improved childs bed attached. Fig. 2 is an end view of my improved childs bed. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same folded. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a rail showing a hook.

Referring to the drawing A, indicates a pair of angle posts or legs connected together by the round top rail B, and the bottom angle rail O, which are connected together by inverted U-shaped members D, forming a side so as to prevent the child from falling out 5 accidentally.

Pivotally connected to the inside of the posts A about midway between the top and bottom rails, are the ends of the cross bars forming the lazy tongs E, one of the cross bars of each of the tongs, being con- 0 nected to a link F, pivotally mounted on a bolt F, secured to the inside of each of the posts adjacent the bottom rail. The other ends of the cross bars forming the tongs E, are pivotally connected to uprights G, and to the split sleeve H, secured thereon which are 5 connected together by an angle rail I, secured thereto by bolts .T. The rail is provided with hooks I, adapted to fit over the side rail K, of the ordinary bed K, and securely support the same. The rail I, is adapted to be connected to the rail C, by canvas or woven wire springs forming a flexible bottom for the bed, so that it can be readily folded when desired. Mounted on the bolts F, are bars L, which are pivotally connected to the bars M, adjacent their ends which are mounted on the bolts J, and are adapted to expand the tongs, when forced down into a horizontal position, so that the lug M, will engage the bars L, and securely lock the tongs expanded until the bars are shoved up.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have provided a folding childs bed that can be readily attached to a bed and detached as desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with posts connected together by top and bottom rails, of links pivoted to said post, lazy tongs pivotally connected to said posts and links, uprights carried by said tongs, a rail connecting said uprights provided with hooks, a flexible material connecting said rail to the bottom rail, connecting the posts, rods pivoted to said posts and uprights connected together and lugs formed on the rods carried by the uprights adapted to en gage the rod carried by the post, for the purpose described.

2. The combination with posts connected together by top and bottom rails having vertical members secured between the same, of links pivoted to said posts, lazy tongs pivotally connected to said links and posts, uprights carried by said tongs, provided with sleeves connected to said tongs, a rail connecting said sleeves provided with hooks, 8O

bars pivoted to said posts and uprights having their ends pivotally connected together and lugs formed on the rods carried by the uprights adapted to engage the rod carried by the posts, for the purpose described.

3. The combination With posts connected together by a top and bottom rail, of links pivoted to said posts, lazytongs pivotally connected to said posts and links, bolts carrying split sleeves connected to the other ends of said tongs, uprights secured in said sleeve and pivotally connected to said bolts, a rail connecting said tongs provided with hooks, flexible material connecting said rails, rods pivoted to said posts, and rods pivotally mounted on said bolts, pivotally connected to said rods provided with lugs adapted to engage said rods when in a horizontal position for the purpose described.

JOHN A. LINN.

Witnesses:

'1. R. STEWAR W. H. McMAsTER. 

